Those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it. -Edmund Burke The list of unarmed black people (and people of color) who were murdered by police continues to grow. Very few are convicted. Here is a short list of those who didn’t deserve to die: Malcolm Ferguson: Killed a few days after protesting the acquittal of the cops who killed Diallo. Ramarley Graham: Shot and killed They said he had a gun. Dude only had a bag of weed on him. Niles Meservey: Shot and Killed by a cop while sitting in his car. Unarmed. Ian Tomlinson: Died when pushed to the ground during a Kettling formation by police. Only God knows what went on when they pushed him down. Yao Wei Wu: Beaten to death by police when they knocked on the wrong door. Malice Green: Beaten to death by police in custody. Unarmed Oscar Grant: Shot in the back while on the ground, handcuffed. Sean Bell: Shot. 50 rounds were fired into his car. Eleanor Bumpers: 66 year old black woman shot by police with a 12 Gauge shotgun while being arrested. Amadou Diallo: Shot 19 times when officers said he had a gun when he only had his wallet Kimani Gray (16): Shot 7 times (3 in the back). Police said he had a gun. No gun was found. Eric Garner: Died from a chokehold. Unarmed. Michael Brown (17): Shot 10 times (9 while lying on the ground).
Posted on: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 23:14:48 +0000
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